Yeah, hah, yeah Roc-A-FellaWe invite you to, somethin epic y'all know?Well we hustle out of a sense of, hopelessnessSort of a desperationThrough that desperation, we 'come addictedSorta like the fiends we accustomed to servinBut we feel we have nothin to loseSo we offer you, well, we offer our lives, rightWhat do you bring to the table?

While I'm watchin every nigga watchin me closelyMy shit is butter for the bread they wanna toast meI keep my head, both of them where they supposed to beHoes'll get you sidetracked then clap from closed feetI don't sleep, I'm tired, I feel wired like codeine, these daysA brother gotta admire from four fiends awayMy pain wish it was quick to see, from sellin 'caineTil brains was fried to a fricaisse, can't lieAt the time it never bothered me, at the barGettin my thug on properly, my squad and meLack of respect for authority, laughin hardHappy to be escapin poverty, however briefI know this game got valleys and peaks, expectationFor dips, four percent pertation we stack chips, hardlyThe youth I used to be, soon to see a mill'inNo more, Big Willie my game has grown prefer you call me WilliamIllin for revenues, Rayful Edmonds likeChannel 7 news, round seven jewels, hand gettin the micForgettin all I ever knew, convenient amnesiaI suggest you call my lawyer, I know the procedureLock my body can't trap my mind, easilyExplain why we adapt to crimeI'd rather die enormous than live dormant that's how we on itLive at the main event, I bet a trip to Maui on itPresidential suites my resedential for the weekendConfidentially speakin in codes since I sense you peekinThe NSX rental, don't be fooled my game is mentalWe both out of town dog, what you tryin to get into?Viva, Las Vegas, see ya, later at the crap tablesMeet me by the one that starts a G upThis way no fraud Willie's present gambling they re-upAnd we can have a pleasant time, sippin margaritasGe-ge-geyeahhh, can I live?Can I live?

My mind is infested, with sick thoughts that circleLike a Lexus, if driven wrong it's sure to hurt youDual level like duplexes, in unity, my crew and meCommit atrocities like we got immunityYou guessed it, manifest it in tangible goodsPlatinum Rolexed it, we don't leaseWe buy the whole care, as you shouldMy confederation, dead a nation, EXPLODEOn detonation, overload the mind of a said patientWhen it balls to steam, it comes to itWe all fiends gotta do it, even righteous minds go through thisTrue this, history school us to spend our money foolishBond with jewellers and, watch for intrudersI stepped it up another level, meditated like a buddhistRecruited lieutenants with ludicrous, dreams ofGettin cream let's do this, it gets tediousSo I keep one eye open like, C-B-S, ya see meStressed right? Can I live?Can I live?Can I live?Can I live?Ha-hah, Roc-A-Fella y'all